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I was wrongly ticketed in Celina Texas for a minor child not being in a safty restrint.  Do I have a chance to argue this and get it dropped. I drive a 2006, lifted, Ford F-150, Supercrew truck, my grandson was riding in the front passenger side with the window down. It was 3 PM, on a bright sunny day.  When I drive any where with my kindergarten age grandson I always make an almost assenine seat belt issue.  After leaving his school area and approching a stop sign in a school zone, my grandson who had been eating a mint announced "he dropped it but got it back," I clapped and said "Yea" I observed him fully latched in his seat belt, I looked up, saw an officer standing about 3 feet to the roadside, the officer motioned me to pull over, after approaching my truck he condecendingly asked "You know why I pulled you over right?" I gave a quizzicle "No" which instantly made him frustrated, (which after the fact, I can empathize as I think he thought I was trying to pull a fast one on him) he authoritatively stated, "He saw the seat belt latch in his hand!"  and accused me of calling him a liar when I protested he then quizzed my granson whom told him he dropped the mint, near the latch, unhooked it , got it out and quickly latched it back.  That is how fast my grandson did it, I never saw him do this or heard a click of the belt either time (unlatching or relatching) all I knew was he told me "he dropped it then got it" he was never never out of the restraint device.


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Life is a one lap race. Make many pitstops.

It's certainly worth a try. Take your grandson with you.

Posted 2009-11-16T19:39:47Z
 
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Don't just rock the boat, turn it over, if you're not on it!

If you go to court an lose your case. And, you have never had other tickets before and you have a clean driving record. You can ask the judge for a deferred sentence. But you cannot violate any local, state or federal laws while on a deferred sentence. Or, the judge will put the traffic ticket on your driving record. At the end of your deferred sentence you have to get a copy of your driving record from the motor vehicle public safety office to prove you have not violate any laws. Good luck.

Posted 2009-11-16T19:58:25Z

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